Renovation of a municipal facility in Orlando, Florida. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Installation of wiring, concrete, and labor of new generators at eight (8) different locations throughout Orange County. The term County used herein refers to Orange County, Florida, or its duly authorized representative. The term Bidder used herein refers to the manufacturer, dealer or business organization submitting a bid to the County in response to this Invitation for Bids. Form of Proposal: Each Bidder shall submit the bid in four parts (original Bid Form, marked original, with attachments, one (1) copies and one (1) electronic copy on USB drive,of the Bid Form and all attachments) and indicate the base bid price and any alternative(s) that may be included in the proper space(s). The estimated total base bid is the sum of all pay item totals and the County reserves the right to correct errors in pay item totals arising from incorrect extensions. See "Bid Errors", Item 5. All bids may be submitted via the electronic submission portal Electronically or in the Procurement Division; Internal Operations Centre II, 400 E. South Street; 2nd Floor, Orlando, FL 32801, prior to the submission timeline as specified in Part B. Bids will be opened per the public meeting notice. Bids received after the date and time specified will be returned unopened. The time/date stamp clock located in the Procurement Division shall serve as the official authority to determine lateness of any bids. Respondents are cautioned that they are responsible for delivery to the specific location cited above. Therefore, if your bid, proposal or quotation is delivered by an express mail carrier or by any other means, it is your responsibility to ensure delivery to the above address. This office will not be responsible for deliveries made to any place other than the specified address. The decision to refuse to consider a bid or proposal that was received beyond the date/time established in the solicitation shall not be the basis for a protest pursuant to the Orange County Code (Procurement Ordinance). A Bid, Payment and Performance Bond are a requirement of the IFB when the bid/contract amount exceeds $100,000. Firms utilizing electronic submission shall attach an electronic copy of their bid bond for responsiveness. Submission of the bid bond, along with a certified and effectively dated copy of the power of attorney, shall be completed and signed by all required parties and submitted on the form provided in the solicitation. Submittal of a bid bond less than 10% of the total estimated Contract amount for the first Contract year, shall result in the bid being deemed non-responsive. If Bid security is required by Paragraph h. of this Section, submission of an electronic Bid Bond completed and signed by all required parties and submitted on the form provided in Exhibit 1 to the Bid Proposal (Part D), or in the alternative, a Certified Check, or a Cashier's Check shall be required to accompany each bid proposal in a stated dollar amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the sum of the computed total amount of the Bidder's Base Bid proposal. Submittal of a Bid Bond less than 10% of the bid sum shall result in rejection of the bid. Failure to submit the Bid Bond on the form provided in Attachment M to the Bid Proposal (Part D) shall result in rejection of the bid. In order to be acceptable to the County, the Surety company issuing the Bid Bond as called for in this Invitation for Bids, shall meet and comply with the minimum standards described in Part C, Section 19, "Qualifications of Surety Companies". Failure to submit a Bid Bond from a Surety Company meeting these minimum standards shall result in rejection of the bid. The Board of County Commissioners will award a Contract to the low, responsive and responsible Bidder, price and other factors considered. The County will award one Contract for this requirement. The Board of County Commissioners, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality concerning bid proposals whenever such rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the County. The ability of a Bidder to obtain a performance bond and a payment bond shall not be regarded as the sole test of such Bidder's competency or responsibility. Nothing contained herein shall place a duty upon the County to reject bids or award a Contract based upon anything other than its sole discretion as described herein. Question Submission Deadline:January 31, 2022, 5:00pm When more than one method of work is prescribed in the solicitation with separate pricing allowed for each method, the County will select the method determined to be in its best interests, price and other factors considered. If you have any questions regarding this change, please submit them to the assigned Contracting Agent identified in the Invitation for Bids document. To ensure that your bid is responsive, you are urged to request clarification or guidance on any issues involving this solicitation before submission of your response. Your point-of-contact for this solicitation is Tracy Attenasio at Tracy.Attenasio@ocfl.net